Alliance to End Plastic Waste Publishes Recycling Report
Analysis based on 9 articles · First reported Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 25, 2026
The report by Alliance to End Plastic Waste provides a blueprint for scaling advanced mechanical recycling, which could significantly impact the packaging and recycling industries by helping brands meet the European Union's recycled content targets. This could lead to increased investment in recycling infrastructure and a shift towards more sustainable packaging solutions.
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste published 'The Quest for Quality: Scaling Advanced Mechanical Recycling to Meet Recycled Content Targets for Flexibles' on June 25, 2026. This report provides a technical and economic assessment of a 50,000-tonne-per-year advanced mechanical recycling plant for flexible plastics, demonstrating the feasibility of producing high-quality recyclates from post-consumer household flexible plastics. It highlights the need for systemic enablers like Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes and mandated recycled content targets, such as the European Union's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) requiring 35% post-consumer recycled content in non-food packaging by 2030. The report builds on learnings from the ValueFlex project, an initiative launched in 2022 by Alliance to End Plastic Waste, CEFLEX, Roland Berger, and HTP Engineering.
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